Kuo-Nan Liou (; born 16 November 1944) is a Taiwanese American meteorologist.

Biography

Liou was born in Taiwan on November 16, 1944. After graduating from National Taiwan University in 1965, he pursued advanced studies in the United States, earning his doctor's degree in physics from New York University. He did post-doctoral research at

National Aeronautics and Space Administration The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeeding th ...

(NASA). He was a professor at University of Utah since 1975. He joined the faculty of University of California, Los Angeles in 1997 and was promoted to director of Department of Atmospheric and Marine Sciences in 2000. He was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)in 1999 and a fellow of the

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...

in 2004. In 2006 he was appointed the first dean of the newly founded Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering. He was elected a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on November 28, 2017.

Awards

* 1998

Jule G. Charney Award The Jule G. Charney Award is the American Meteorological Society's award granted to "individuals in recognition of highly significant research or development achievement in the atmospheric or hydrologic sciences". The prize was originally known as ...

, for his pioneering work in the theory and application of radiative transport and its interaction with clouds. * 2010 William Nordberg Medal * 2013

Roger Revelle Medal The Roger Revelle Medal is given out annually by the American Geophysical Union to recognize "outstanding accomplishments or contributions toward the understanding of the Earth’s atmospheric processes, including its dynamics, chemistry, and r ...

* 2018

Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal The Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal is the highest award for atmospheric science of the American Meteorological Society. It is presented to individual scientists, who receive a medal. Named in honor of meteorology and oceanography pioneer Carl- ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liou, Kuo-Nan 1944 births Taiwanese scientists Living people National Taiwan University alumni New York University alumni Foreign members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences University of California, Los Angeles faculty Members of Academia Sinica American meteorologists Taiwanese emigrants to the United States